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Trimming the fencing shrubS 修剪植物围栏

September 25, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

The above is a photograph of two adjacent boundary fencing shrubs. The fencing shrubs on the left-hand side are tidy and trimmed. The fencing shrubs on the right-hand side are untrimmed and left to grow wild on their own. In Chinese: 上图是两个相邻的边界围栏灌木的照片。左侧的栅栏灌木整齐并修剪。右侧的栅栏灌木未修剪，可自行生长。 In Hanyu Pinyin: Shàng tú shì liǎng gè xiāng lín de biānjiè wéilán guànmù de zhàopiàn. Zuǒ cè de zhàlán guànmù zhěngqí bìng xiūjiǎn. Yòu cè de zhàlán guànmù wèi xiūjiǎn, kě zìxíng shēngzhǎng. My wife and I came to settle in Auckland in1979 forty-one years ago. We came with our four children (aged then were fourteen, ten, […]

A Post-Turtle. 一只乌龟坐在杆子上。

September 13, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

“You know, that turtle did not get up there by himself, right? He does not belong up there, right? He is lost and he does not know what to do, right?” “He has been elevated to a position that is beyond his ability to function and we wonder what kind of dumb idiot who put him up there, to begin with.” This pole-turtle reflects real life’s stories of some of our leaders. Most such leaders are placed there by their parents or relatives and we call this nepotism. Some of such leaders are put into those positions by others who […]

Maori Song - Purea Nei

September 9, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Just a Note to begin this webpage. From this page on, the Chinese version of the article will now appear at the end of the English version. Hanyu Pinyin will no longer be presented. If you are studying Chinese (Mandarin) please use Google Translate to practice the pronunciation. Thanks. 只是开始此网页的注释。从此页面开始，文章的中文版本现在将显示在英文版本的末尾。不再显示汉语拼音。如果您正在学习中文（普通话），请使用Google翻译练习发音。谢谢。 There are three characteristics in the study of the Maori Language. Songs or Waiata is one of such characteristics. The others are the Karakia and the Mihimihi. Karakia is a spiritual acknowledgment prayer. At Unitec we have three such Karakia’s - The Beginning Prayer, The Tea Break Prayer, and the […]

Observation & Logic 观察与逻辑

September 5, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Observation and Logic. 观察与逻辑. Guānchá yǔ luójí. Spot the differences between the two photographs of the boy. Chinese and Hanyu Pinyin: 您能在男孩的两张照片中发现差异吗？ Nín néng zài nánhái de liǎng zhāng zhàopiàn zhōng fāxiàn chāyì ma? Thai: คุณสามารถสังเกตเห็นความแตกต่างในรูปถ่ายสองรูปของเด็กชายได้หรือไม่? Maori: Ka kitea e koe nga rereketanga o nga whakaahua e rua o te tama? Malay: Bolehkah anda melihat perbezaan antara dua gambar budak lelaki itu? Look carefully at the diagram here. Can you spot anyone not wearing a mask? Mandarin: 請仔細查看此處的圖。你能發現沒有戴口罩的人嗎？ Hanyu Pinyin: Qǐng zǐxì chákàn cǐ chǔ de tú. Nǐ néng fāxiàn méiyǒu dài kǒuzhào de rén ma? Thai: ดูแผนภาพที่นี่อย่างละเอียด คุณสามารถมองเห็นใครก็ตามที่ไม่สวมหน้ากาก? Maori: […]

Microwave Cooking - Baked Eggs

August 19, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Microwave Cooking - Baked Eggs. 微波烹饪 - 烤鸡蛋. Wéibō pēngrèn - kǎo jīdàn. This article is written specifically for those young teenagers who are keen to cook for their family members a simple breakfast, using the microwave oven. 本文专门为渴望使用微波炉为他们的家人烹饪简单早餐的青少年而写。 Běnwén zhuānmén wèi kěwàng shǐyòng wéibōlú wèi tāmen de jiārén pēngrèn jiǎndān zǎocān de qīngshàonián ér xiě. Step # 1: Use butter to line the bottom and sides of a glass bowl to prevent the egg from sticking to the bowl. 步骤＃1：在玻璃碗的底部和侧面涂黄油，以防止鸡蛋粘在碗上。 Bùzhòu#1: Zài bōlí wǎn de dǐbù hé cèmiàn tú huángyóu, yǐ fángzhǐ jīdàn zhān zài wǎn shàng. Step # […]

“Leadership” by the Most Reverend William Goh Seng Chye

August 14, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

从天主教教父威廉·吴成才那里学到的教训。Cóng zhǔjiào mùshī wēilián·gē ēn nàlǐ xué dào de jiàoxùn (Hanyu Pinyin, for students in the Mandarin Language). I watched and listened to the Archbishop of Singapore’s videos posted to me from one of you out there who does not want to be named. Thanks for sharing his messages. Besides religious tolerance, the most important lesson for me in the videos is this: We need to pray to God in the morning, as soon as we wake up. We pray for guidance from God as to possible solutions to our problems. Start our day with meditation, speaking to God alone […]

Chinese? A necessity. Maori? A Luxury. 中文？必要性。毛利文？奢侈品。

August 4, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

If you are living in New Zealand, both Chinese and Maori are necessities. We, kiwis in New Zealand, have to learn the only language that ties the country together. That, of course, is my own opinion. Let us start this session with two simple Maori waiata (Maori songs). 如果您住在新西兰，那么中文和毛利文都是必需要学的。我们住在新西兰的人必须明白和练习将新西兰联系在一起的唯一语言。当然，这是我个人的观点。让我们以毛利的 waiata（毛利人的歌曲）开始本节。 Te Aroha - The Love - 有爱的心。https://youtu.be/2xJV-h-pCuo Te Aroha (The Love) (有爱的心） Te Whakapono (The Faith) （有好的信仰） Me Te Rangimarie, (And the Peace) （有心里平安） Tatou, tatou e. (Be amongst us all) （永远在每个人的生命中） Aue te Aroha with English subtitles. https://youtu.be/cmKKpV0pRPo Aue te Aroha. https://youtu.be/q1_o8HjZTAY Basic differences in English, Chinese, and Maori […]

MAORI LESSON 3a, TORU CLASS 29 07 2020. with Chinese 毛利语言，第3课a，TORU， 29 07 2020 使用中文

August 2, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

“Maori Language and Culture should be a compulsory subject in all New Zealand schools.” “在所有新西兰学校中，毛利人的语言和文化应该是强制性的。” In Hanyu Pinyin for learners of the Chinese Language: “Zài suǒyǒu xīnxīlán xuéxiào zhōng, máolì rén de yǔyán hé wénhuà yīnggāi shì qiángzhì xìng de.” Let us start this lesson with the homework given to the class to do for the seven days from 29th July to 4th August. 让我们从7月29日至8月4日的7天课上的家庭作业开始本课. Hanyu Pinyin (for those wanting to learn Mandarin): Ràng wǒmen cóng 7 yuè 29 rì zhì 8 yuè 4 rì de 7 tiān kè shàng de zuòyè kāishǐ běn jié kè. Topic: Tohu Patai (Question […]

Maori Lesson 2, Toru Class 22 07 2020

July 27, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

毛利语课程. Maori Language, 三年级. Third Level, 第2课，2020年7月22日，星期三. Lesson N0. 2, Wednesday 22nd July 2020 Whakatauaki: Proverb: E hoki ki to maunga kia; purea e nga hau o Tawhirimatea. E hoki ki = Return to to Maunga = to the mountains purea e = cleansed by nga hau = the wind o Tawhirimatea = God of the Wind. Kiwaha (Everyday saying) Meinga Meinga = Surprise, surprise (uplifting expression like By Criki) Tau ke; Ka wani ke = Awesome; wani = good feeling. Te whakauru i a au ano: Self Introduction: Ko Francis toku ingoa. My name is Francis. No Singapore ahau. […]

15 steps to Success 成功的15个步骤

July 25, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

I read the following article with deep interest mainly because of the fact that there are friends and strangers who ask me this question: “Why are you giving online tuition for free?” Before I read the article below, I used to answer them it was simply my wish to pass on what I know to as many people as I can before my time is up as I am approaching my eightieth year of existence on earth this September. Now I have a better answer: Kindly read # 7, # 9, # 11, and # 12 in the article by […]

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